Pumping apparatus.



- No. 771,030. PATENTED 001?. 11, 1904.

1). R. SHEEN.

PUMPING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 4, 1902.

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Patented October 11, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

DANIEL R. SHEEN, OF PEORIA, ILLINOIS.

PUMPING APPARATUS.

PECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 771,839, dated October11, 1904.

Application filed August 4, 1902.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, DANIEL R. SHEEN, acitizen of the United States,residing at Peoria, in the county of Peoria and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Pumping Apparatus; and Ido hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, which will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention pertains to a pump for irrigating and other kindredpurposes.

The object of the invention is to provide a pump of peculiar form forelevating a.v large and continuous stream of water from wells of anydepth.

A further object is to provide a pump of large capacity for use inirrigating arid lands which can be operated by horse power.

A still further and important object of my present invention is toproduce a pump of large capacity which will throw a continuous stream ofwater under pressure for use in case of fire.

In the country, where no fire protection is aflorded, as in the city,and in countries where the land is almost useless by reason of lack ofwater an arrangement such as I describe is of great value.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of myimproved pumping apparatus shown in connection with a well. Fig. 1 is aperspective view of a portion of the arrangement shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 2is a plan view of the apparatus with the operating device removed, thetop of the reservoir being broken away. Fig. 3 is a plan view of aspider for use in guiding piston-rods. Fig. 4 is a plan view of amasterwheel with a portion broken away to show construction beneath.Fig. 5 is a plan view of atrack and support for a series of gearwheels,both of which are removed from the apparatus. Fig. 6 is an elevation ofa valve device. Fig. 7 is a bottom view of the valve shown in Fig. 6.

A represents the wall of the Well. B is a reservoir of cylindrical formclosed at both ends, as shown. Said reservoir is provided with suitablelegs C or other means of sup- Serial Nol18,3l5. (No model.)

port at the bottom, which are anchored in the walls of the well in anygood manner, while braces D near the top further act to keep the devicefirmly in place.

As shown in Fig. 2, I provide a series of vertical partitions E for thereservoir, which divide it into chambers F, as shown, each beingseparate from its neighbors. A cylinder G is mounted upon each chamberthus formed and opens thereinto, as shown in Fig. 1, while in the bottomof each of said chambers is a valve consisting of the cylindrical seatH, opening through the bottom of the reservoir. The seat is conical inform and receives the valve I of the same conical form. A yoke J on theportion H serves as a guide for the stem K of the valve I, as will beunderstood, and a Winged guide L beneath said valve moves within thecylindrical seat and also acts as a guide for the valve. Within thereservoir B at the center is a pipe or tube M, which may be driven intothe sand at the bottom of the well, its toparising above the surface ofthe ground for communicating with a reservoir or other device to besupplied with water. Since said tube descends through the center of thereservoir, it follows that it will cut into the several compartments Fformed by the partitions E. Now a short pipe N opens from said centertube M into each of the compartments, and each contains a gravity-valve0, opening inward toward said central tube and closing when movingoutward on its pivot. The pipe or tube M may be formed with thereservoir B or be separate therefrom and provided with the neededpacking and the like to make perfect joints at all places, although, ofcourse, the former method is the best. Each of the cylinders Gbeforementioned is open at the top, and a piston G is adapted to move therein,the same being carried on a pistonrod P, which arises to near the top ofthe well, as shown. The upper ends of said rods are guided in. the armof a spider Q, clamped about the pipe M, Fig. 1, aplan view of suchspider being shown in Fig. 3.

It will be observed that I enlarge the top of the well structure, andupon the floor of the enlarged portion is laid a floor R, and upon thisis erected a frame S, supported by legs T. Said frame is shown in planin Fig. 5 and also in Fig. 4. Having shown six cylinders G, the samenumber of piston-rods are necessary, and in consequence the frame S isconstructed with six sides, each of which carries a gear-wheel U bymeans of bearings V upon the top. A piston-rod P is connected to awrist-pin on each gear-wheel, said rod being jointed at P, so as topermit the lower portions to rise and fall in a perfectly vertical line,while the upper jointed portion, which forms a pitman,may move with thesaid wheel. I erect a second frame W above the frame S, and this is inthe form of a track, which is supported by legs W secured to the floor,as shown. Said track supports a master-wheel X by means of rollers Y ondepending lugs Z, which are cast with said master-wheel or securedthereto, as shown in Fig. 1. This master-wheel consists of a platformwhich carries on its under side acogged rim 2, which engages the gearsU. The lugs Z,which carry the rollers Y, also have rollers 3 which bearup against the under side of the track W, and the two series of rollersserve to keep the master-wheel in a perfectly horizontal position andalways in engagement with the gears. An arm 4c is secured to themaster-wheel and extends over the wall of the well and has a roller at5, which bears upon a track 6 on the top of said wall. To the outer endof such arm is hitched a horse, which when moving in a circle around thewell imparts a revoluble movement to the master-wheel and drives thegears, which in turn cause the piston-rods to move up and down andoperate the pistons within the cylinders G. The arrangement of thevalves within the reservoir B is such that when the said pistons risethe valves I are raised by suction, and the valves in the pipes N aredrawn tightly shut by the same action. This operation fills thecompartments with water. Then by the downward movement of the pistonsthe said valves 1 are forced shut and the valves in the pipes N areopened to admit the water to the central pipe M. It will be seen that acontinued movement of the pistons will fill the said central pipe andforce the water up to the point of delivery. The positions of thepistons within the cylinders G may be such that as one of such pistonsnears its limit of stroke another may begin to operate, so that thepressure is made constant. This adjustment can be made at themasterwheel, where the gears U may be set at the desired position toaccomplish the end just described.

Evidently the reservoir B may be of any desired size and thecompartments E of any number; but as a matter of course the number ofcylinders G and their pistons, as well as the number of gears U foroperating them, will correspond.

It is not my intention to confine myself to the exact structuredescribed and shown, as I may modify the device in many ways and stillgain the desired results. The main object is to provide a pumpingapparatus for deep or shallow well use that will be of value forirrigating purposes, besides putting it to uses of equal importance. Inplace of using the horse threshing-engines may be readily accommodated,so that the value of such an arrangement is at once realized.

As before stated, the top of the well is enlarged below the surface ofthe ground, and this forms a chamber in which the operating or drivinggear may be located and concealed from view, especially if the saidchamber is covered by suitable means, such as a roof. By so constructingand arranging the pumping apparatus the landscape is not marred by abuilding such as would be required to house the machinery if placed ontop of the ground, and, furthermore, the machinery can be placed nearerthe reservoir B by this means, and thus the piston-rods do not have tobe as long as would otherwise be the case. This reduces the expense ofmanufacture and maintenance. I am aware that several pumps of thisnature exist; but mine is of different structure from any of these andis combined with a chamber below the surface of the ground, and thedifferences will be pointed out in the accompanying claim.

I claim In a pumping apparatus, the well, the enlarged recess at thetop, the same being located below the surface of the ground as shown,the reservoir B located in the bottom of the well and therein supported,a pipe M centrally located in the well and said reservoir, theinlet-pipes N from the reservoir into the said pipe M, the valves 0 insaid pipes N adapted to open inward, inlet-valves I in the bottom of thereservoir through which the water is drawn into the reservoir, means forsecuring the reservoir firmly in place within the well, the cylinders(Jr vertically placed on top of the reservoir and outside thereof,pistons Gr within the cylinders, a platform R placed on the floor of therecess and covering the well, the frame S, T and VV' located on theplatform and surrounding the pipe M, the gear-wheels U journaled on theframe, rods connected to the pistons and the wheels as set forth, thehorizontally positioned wheel 2 meshing with the wheels U and the arm 4for revolving the said wheel 2 all being arranged as set forth anddescribed.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

DANIEL R. SHEEN.

\Vitnesses:

FRANK T. MILLER, L. M. THURLow.

